The first time she guest-hosted “Saturday Night Live,” Melissa McCarthy got big laughs when she squeezed a bottle of ranch dressing on her face. Who knows what she’ll do when she returns on Feb. 1, with musical guest Imagine Dragons. 11:30 p.m. WKYC Channel 3.

2. SPACE INVADERS LAND DOWNTOWN

What is “The Intergalactic Nemesis Live-Action Graphic Novel”? It’s a stage production that brings a graphic novel to life on stage. Three actors portray dozens of characters in a story about invaders from outer space, while one artist creates sound effects, another plays the score and more than a thousand comic book images are projected on a two-story-high screen. This mindblowing multi-media extravaganza plays at the Palace Theatre at PlayhouseSquare at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30. $19-$25.

3. WHO WILL WIN GRAMMYS?

Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, Daft Punk, Kendrick Lamar, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are in the running to win Album of the Year at the Grammys, airing 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 on WOIO Channel 19.

4. ‘HORROR’ FINALE ON FX

Here’s a hint about what is coming on the season finale of “American Horror Story.” Look for the next Supreme to pass a grueling (and gruesome?) ritual called The Seven Wonders when the episode airs at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 on FX.

5. NEW ROMANTIC COMEDY

That time in every relationship when two people have to decide where things are headed is “That Awkward Moment,” according to an R-rated comedy starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan. The movie is about two friends who vow to stay single after a friend’s break-up, but find it hard to keep that promise. “That Awkward Moment” opens in theaters Friday.

6. DANCE CONCERT

Stroll through MOCA Cleveland’s exhibits, then enjoy “Art in Motion,” a dance concert by the Dancing Wheels Company. The program includes “Walls of Glass,” “Half the Fun” and “Dissolution Of …,” in addition to a special performance by the Dancing Wheels School’s Performance Ensemble. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 at MOCA, 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. $15.

7. TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE

Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici got engaged in Thailand at the end of Lowe’s edition of “The Bachelor” in 2012. Now Lowe and Giudici summon the TV cameras for their wedding, which will be televised live on “The Bachelor: Sean and Catherine’s Wedding.” The two-hour special airs at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 on WEWS Channel 5.

8. CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT

The salons of 18th-century Paris hosted a wide range of influential people and provided performance space for traveling artists and musicians who wanted to find favor with French tastemakers. Les Delices recalls this era in a concert series called “Conversations galantes” on Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 2. The program includes works by Philidor, Leclair, Guillemain and Rameau. Concerts are at Tregoning and Company, 1300 W. 78th St., Cleveland, at 8 p.m. Saturday, and at Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Road, Shaker Heights, at 4 p.m. Sunday. $20-$35.

9. NEW CD

Singer-songwriter Mary-Chapin Carpenter’s debut orchestral record, “Songs From The Movie,” features new interpretations of Carpenter’s favorite songs, including “Come On Come On” and “Between Here and Gone.” The CD isn’t literally a movie soundtrack, Carpenter has explained. “There's not a movie that goes with it, but it's speaking to those sweeping, beautiful things that just take you someplace when you hear them,” she said in an interview. $16.99, available now.

10. PREDATORS OF THE SKY

Raptors, or birds of prey, are birds that hunt for their food. Learn more about these fascinating predators and how they fit into Northeast Ohio’s ecology during Birds of Prey Weekend at Rocky River Nature Center in the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation. Activities include ice carving and falconry demonstrations, information about raptor rehabilitation and a chance to meet live hawks, owls and falcons. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. 24000 Valley Parkway, North Olmsted. Free.

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